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title: "COP28 Dubai: UN Climate Change Conference 2023"
description: "COP28 Dubai was the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, marking the first Global Stocktake and urging a transition away from fossil fuels."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- COP28 was the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, held in Dubai in 2023, which produced the first Global Stocktake and a call to transition away from fossil fuels.
- What was the most significant first achieved at COP28?
- How does 'transition away from fossil fuels' differ from a 'phase-out'?
- What were India's principal initiatives and positions at COP28?
- What is the Global Stocktake and which article governs it?

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